Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-17
DAKOTA INDIAN
indian Agents of Dakota Report the
Prcgrese In Various Directions
Made by Their Wards.


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Following are some OF the points made
by Indian agents regarding the Indians un.
der their charge In Dakota. Mai. Ander.
con at Crow Creek, writes:
During last spring and early Summer
fity-four brood mares and thirty yoke OF
oxen (one-half for Crow Greek and one
hall for Lower Brule) were furnished
for issue. The good result OF
placing the oxen is already seen by the
amount OF sod that mas been turned and
the advantage in material wealth will be
shown as Il brood mares in due time.
This stock vas all given to the most de-
serving Indians as reward Of merit to
those who have made the best progress in
farming and care OF stock. The census OF
the Crow Creek and Lower Brule agen-
cies is placed as follows:
Crow Creek-The census OF June 80 last,
8 ows a population OF 1,103 Indians and
mixed blood, OF whom about one hundred
are Santee. Lower Brule, Yenktons and
half breeds, The balance being Lower Yank-
tonais Sioux.
Lower Brule--The census OF June 80
| elbows a population OF ], 237 Indians and
mixed bloods, OF whom about seventy.five
are hall breeds with a few Yanktons and
Lower Yanktonais SOAK.
OF the surveys and allotments at Devils
Lake, Major Gramsie say
Last year three townships eresubdivid-
ed into forty-acre tracts. Several allot-
ments we're made, bSt was ordered to
cease making allotments, as it was decided
that under the recent Dawes bill allot-
ments must be made by q special agent as
sisted by the regular agent. In making
the allotments | only allowed to heads
oil families and persons OF twenty. one
years OF age. as these Indians will not ac-
cept only eighty acres to persons over
eighteen and under twenty-ope, nj forty
acres to children under eighteen, ana !
think they are perfectly right; for is not a
boy of seventeen more Justly entitled to a
farm OF l60 acres tina an old man or
woman cf eighty, who will never cultivate
q farm II they had 1000 acres?n
THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN AGENCY.
OF the Turtle mountain agency, the
farmer in charge says: d
The census taken in jane hnds 1913 tarn-
lilies. SIT individuals, mixed blood speak
ing French, English, Cree and Chippewa
S3 families, 800 individuals, full bloods,
speaking Cree and Chippewa, a total ol
I,126 people; this shows q decrease IN
number from the report OF 1886, as | dror
from the roster all not living within the
limits OF the reserve, except hfteen families
OF full bloods residing at Dunseith.
OF school matters at the Fort Berthcld
agency, Agent Clifford says:
The available school material OF tfiis
ageucyshas been transferred to Fort Stey.
enson school, seventeen miles distant,
with the exception OF a few that have beer
run in at the mission school at the agency
A large majority OF our children OF schoo
age are at school yet. The Indians have
1t firmly impressed upon their minds thai
the time has come when they must do FOL
themselves by e~nihyating the SOIL ano
the infirm and almost helpless are per
mitted to retain their children old enougt
to work.
Agent Gallagher, at Pine Ridge, makes
very interesting report, especially in REGARD
TO new census and corresponding reduction
Of r~ations:
/ assumed charge OF the Pine Ridg
agency Oct. !, 1856. Arriving here OF
Sept. go, l was present the following da.
at the taking OF the census by actual count
The manner OF taking it prevented any
thing like fraud n ! am sure snowed IN
actual NUMBER Oh ihuiahs oeionglus 70 tu
agency present at the time the count wa
made: The large reduction hl ene nunpe
oil Indians at the agency SHOWN " I'M
count ron that previously Reported, l. r.
z,1I6, was q matter oil some surprise: ~
the indian ~ was a source OF ProIo'
regret n "heh the Deei raUion was sh,t'
ensd 20 correspond 70 the new orusE .
things ms waihngs were lond ana cohuihu
Gus. annual census 9l sioux ihaian
was taken Tune ~ q Us as ioiio"s
Cheyennes, lo5 families; ~ maies eve
ei4hteen, 90 under ienhaies over Iouriee
years, LII under fourteen years, DC
total' ozS' poth SEXES uetmeeh DIX ~
sixteen years, Oh. osallaila SIOUX, l. 10
families; males over elgndeeh years '91
under elghteeh years, 9+'i iennaies eve
fourteen years; is4tIi unoer ioureee
years 1oo' totai, ai ages, f.ioii po'h seA
es, between SIX y sixteen years, oSi
Mixed bioods, lbs lanlnesi maies over l
years, lloi under elghteen years, losi it
males over fourteen years, oo' unoer lou
teen years lof totai' M ages, 1ez' poOI[
sexes between SIX ana sixteen years, Izt
We received during The yea lou ofOO